HEAD TO HEAD
Cameroon vs Central African Republic
Verdict
Cameroon holds a 87–13 advantage over Central African Republic on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (89% of the combined total, $627m) and economic size (GDP) (95% of the combined total, $53.3bn).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side. Those factors are excluded and the remaining weights renormalised, never substituted.
Factor by factor
| Factor | Cameroon | Share | Central African Republic | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $627m | 89%11% | $74.2m | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $53.3bn | 95%5% | $2.8bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 25.0k | 74%26% | 9.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 11 | 85%15% | 2 | 20% |
Shares are each side's portion of the combined total for that factor. Weights are renormalised across the factors both sides publish — see the methodology. Data read 2026-10-22.
